[Photo from tourismkathmandu.com]

Ubhouli festival is celebrated by Kirat, Rai and Limbu ethnic groups during the farming season which falls in the month of April/May. It is celebrated to worship the land and the nature with a “Seuli” (which is a small tree branch full of leaves).

The literal definition of Ubhouli is the migration of animals and birds towards higher cooler northern region. Festival shows the interrelation of people and environment.